Monthly Archives: October 2017

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: “No Plans” For Campaign

Brendan Greene (aka PlayerUnknown) has ideas about the story and possible single player modes for Battlegrounds, but there are no plans to make them a reality.

Speaking to Gamespot, the creator of the phenomenally successful Battle Royale game explained that, earlier in development, he had come up with some backstory to why a hundred inappropriately dressed people would be air-dropped onto an island that makes big electric bubbles.

"Because of the lore of the island," he explained, "there was an idea that I had for what I thought would be a pretty cool single-player

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Switch GameCube Controller Support “a Surprise” to Nintendo

Nintendo's update that enabled GameCube controller support on Switch appears to have been a happy accident, rather than a clue to anything more.

The recent 4.0.0 update enabled the Wii U GameCube adapter, and full controller support, which led some to believe a GameCube Virtual console library or new Smash Bros. announcement could be on the way.

However, speaking to Kotaku, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime explained that:

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Now Streaming

It's one of the biggest launch period of the year, and we're here to hang out and chill. If you've got questions, hop into the live chat and we'll try to answer them.

Star Wars Battlefront II released this week, so we're checking out the campaign and more. Feel free to join IGN's Fran Mirabella III (FM3) on Twitch, as he tries it out at home. You may know Fran from his IGN64 and IGNcube days, or more recently from Fireteam Chat, our Destiny show.

Like or dislike personal live streams like this one? Let us know about it in the comments below! Fran streams a lot of Destiny on Twitch, but more recently can be caught streaming PUBG, Overwatch and more. Follow him at twitch.tv/fm3_.

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Destiny 2: Bungie Details Updates Still Coming to PC

Bungie plans to improve the recently released PC version of Destiny 2 and has outlined what players can expect from forthcoming updates.

According to a post on the Bungie's official website, the studio intends to make adjustments to the spawning rules and Supremacy scoring in the Crucible, add private matches for competitive play, and more.

Game director Christopher Barrett provided the following list of forthcoming updates, noting the studio is working on more improvements as well.

  • New systems and rewards to give our most engaged players additional, optional pursuits.
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NVC: Why Mario is a 10

Welcooooooome back to Nintendo Voice Chat! We bring you NVC a day early this week in an effort to help ease the wait for Super Mario Odyssey.

This week, Ryan McCaffrey joins Zach Ryan, Brian Altano, and Peer Schneider to talk about his play experience with Super Mario Odyssey and expand on his glowing review. But before we get to our 30 minutes of spoiler-safe Mario talk, we also fill you in on the newly revealed Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Poi (worst release timing, ever!), and an indie that many might overlook simply based on its license: The Mummy Demastered. Plus, there's news about Shin Megami Tensei V and the New Nintendo 3DS XL SNES Edition (say that three times in a row).

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Nintendo Confirms Breath of the Wild’s Second DLC Will Launch in 2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's second DLC pack, The Champions' Ballad, is still coming in 2017, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed.

In an interview with Kotaku, Fils-Aime confirmed that the game's second, story-focused DLC will launch before the end of 2017, but did not divulge a specific release date. When asked if The Champions' Ballad's release date would coincide with the upcoming November 10 release of the Breath of the Wild Champions Amiibo, Fils-Aime replied, "We will shortly be announcing the date for that content, so I would not lock and load on November 10th." Fils-Aime also made comments about Miiverse shutting down and Gamecube Controller support on Switch. Read the full interview here.

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Tops AU App Store

Nintendo's new Animal Crossing game for smartphones has already reached number one on the Australian App Store.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp launched for free on iOS and Android in Australia ahead of other countries, and climbed to the top of the charts on the iOS App Store within 12 hours of its release.

animal crossing app store Top free apps on the AU iOS App Store

While this climb is faster than any Nintendo App before it in Australia, it's worth noting these numbers could be skewed due to Pocket Camp being free and other countries signing into the Australian store to download the game.

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Netflix Renews American Vandal for Season 2

American Vandal will return for a second season in 2018, Netflix announced today.

According to the official announcement on YouTube, it seems Season 2 will move past the first season's mystery of discovering who drew the d***s. Instead, the teaser sets up a new premise: "Can you be born above the law?"

The trailer includes voiceover from Tyler Alvarez's Peter Maldanado, Season 1's documentarian, suggesting the character will return for the next installment of Netflix's true crime satire.

American Vandal's first season was released in September and is now streaming on Netflix. For more on the series, check out IGN's American Vandal: Season 1 review, which called it "surprisingly intense and addictive."

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5 Things You Need to Know Before Binging Stranger Things

In preparation for the highly anticipated Season 2 premiere of Stranger Things, we put together a spoiler-free list previewing the 5 most important things about the series you're going to want to know before its release on October 27, on Netflix.

There is a lot of world-building in this upcoming season, and it's easy to get lost among the influx of new characters and plotlines. Read below to discover which of those new stories and characters are crucial to unlocking the mysteries surrounding Season 2. You'll also want to check out all of our Season 2 reviews on October 27.

It’s never easy introducing new characters into a cast that is already brimming with talent, but Max (Sadie Sink) and her brother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) are a welcomed addition. Keep an eye on Max, as she does her best to fit in with Dustin, Mike, Will, and Lucas. The boys are a tough group to please, but they may have met their match with her.

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